Fatal crash

SUV driver hits man walking on BQE

A 33-year-old man walked the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at night. A southbound SUV driver hit him head-on and killed him on the roadway built to move cars, not people.

1fatality
July 13, 2023date
10:49 p.m.time

What We Know

A 33-year-old man was killed late at night on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Queens when a southbound SUV driver hit him head-on as he walked in the roadway. According to the police report, the crash happened away from any intersection, with the pedestrian described as in the roadway and not in a crosswalk.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 33; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2005 FORD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

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